Container



Dec. 4, 1923.

H. R. JONES CONTAINER Filed July 1920 screw cap.

Patented Dec. 4, 1923.

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HOWARD a. JONES, or PHILADELPHIA. rnnns'rrvenre, essronoa r0vrss-o-nnnren rnonoo'rs, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION orrnnnsvn- VANIA.

CONTAINEE.

Application filed July 3, 1920. Serial No. 393,825.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Howiino R. Jones, a citizen of the United States,residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certainImprovements in Containers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in containers, the primary objectof the invention being to provide an improved sanitary container for therubber polishing and massage cups employed in dentistry.

A further object is to provide a container in which the requiredhandling of thecontained articles is reduced to a minimum.

A still further object is to provide means whereby a'common form outglass vial may be utilized in forming my improved container.

In the attached drawin Figure 1, is a view in perspective of a containerembodying my invention;

Figure 2, is a View in' perspective of the supporting rod;

Figure 3, is a view sealing disk;

Figure 4, is a view in perspective of one of the rubber polishing cupsfor holding which the container is particularlyadapted;

Figure 5, is a vertical section of the container assembled and holdingthe polishing cups, and

Figure 6, illustrates a modification in which a cork closure is usedinstead of the in perspective of the With reference to the drawings, 1indicates the glass body portion of a vial of a type well known to themedical profession, and 2 a cap or cover for the vial, said vial havinga thread 3 formed at the top thereof and the cap 2 being interiorly andcorrespondingly threaded whereby the said cap may be firmly attached tothe body of the vial. The cap may be made of metal or of any othersuitable material.

Secured in the present instance to the said cap 2 and dependingdownwardly therefrom so as to lie substantially centrally andlongitudinally of the vial when the cap is placed thereon, is asupporting rod 4, said rod preferably extending substantially to thebottom of the vial. The rod .4: preferably is formed as shown in Fig. 2,with a portion 5 at the top bent laterally and circularly in a planeperpendicular to the di rection of the main portion of the rod, saidportion 5 being adapted to be inserted and held within the cover member2. The portion 5 is preferably made of some resilient material so as tobear against the interior of the cover member and thereby insureretention of the rodby the cover.

In the cover 2 below'the portion 5 0]": the rod 4t, I preferably place adisk 6 of cork or similar material, said disk being centrally aperturedso as to permit the passage therethrough of the bar 1-, and beingsubstantially of the diameter of the interior of the said cover. Thisdisk 6 not only gives the container a more finished appearance, but actsas a seal for the top of the vial, rendering the said vial entirelyairtight.

The articles which the container is particularly adapted to hold, areshown in Fig ure 4:, and consist ot a. substantially cupshaped rubbermember having a central aperture extending through the bottom, by meansof which aperture the cups are attached to the instrument with whichthey are employed.

The diameter of the rod l is the same as or a little greater than thatof the aperture 8 in the cup 7, and thus when the cups are placed uponthe rod they cling thereto and are kept from dropping off when the rodis removed from the vial. In this manner, the cups are held entirelyclear of any part of the receptacle except the central rod l upon whichthey are supported, and after once being placed upon the said rod 4:,there is no necessity for handling the cups until they are removed, andtheremoval of one of the said cups from the container does not re quirethe handling or disturbance of any of the others. The container beingcompletely air-tight, the seeping ot'dust or foreign matter into thecontainer with the consequent contamination of the cups is entirelyavoided. The device furthermore is of such a nature that it can easilybe applied to vials of the commonly used type.

Numerous modifications of the container are. of course, possible withoutdeparture from the essential features of the invention.

Thus, for example, it will be possible to form the main portion of thebar 4 separately from the clamping element 5, and to connect the twoportions together instead of forming the bar of one integral piece ofLil metal, in which case the rod itself could be formed any material,while the element 5 which is made of resilient material would hold itsplace in the cover. It is further possible to form the element 5 of ashape en tirely different from that shown in the drawings and still havean element which would hold its place within the cover.

t is possible also to use any kind of closure other than the screw cappreviously describec, such as for example the cork stopper 2 shown inFig. 6. In this case, the supporting rod 4L is straight throughout itslength and has barbs 4:" at the top to prevent withdrawal from the cork.

It is also to be understood that although the device is made primarilyfor use with the rubb r polishing cups described, it may be employedwith any articles having an aperture which would permit their beinginted upon the rod ll I claim: Y

1. ll package comprising a vial having a detachable closure, a roddetachably mounted longitudinally and substantially centrally within thevial, and an article or articles supported by the rod clear of the innersurface of the vial and removable with the rod from the vial followingdetachment of the closure.

2. A package comprising container having a detachable closure, anarticle-supporting element secured to the closure and lying within thecontainer, and an article or articles carried by said element and reino*able from the container with the element by detaching the closure.

The combination with a container com prising a body portion and a covermember adapted to be secured thereto, of a supporting rod having at thetop thereof an integra re 'lientportion adapted to engage the interiorol said cover and to thereby secure the rod to the cover, said bar beingadapted to lie substantially centrally and longitudinall within saidbody portion when the said cover is in place thereon.

4:- The combination with a vial having a cover adapted to be attachedthereto, ot' a supporting rod extending longitudinally and bstantiallycentrally within said vial and having a resilient portion at the topadapted to engage the interior of the cover to attach the rod theretoand hold it in place within the vial, and a sealing disk in said coverbelow the said resilient portion of the rod whereby when the cover is inplace upon the vial the vial is rendered substantially air-tight.

5. in a containenthe combination with a vial having a cover memberadapted to be attached thereto, of a rod having at one end thereof alateral extension in a plane substantially perpendicular to thedirection of the rod, said extension being adapted to engage theinterior of the cover member so as to lirmly attach the rod thereto,said rod when the cover member is in place upon the vial extending intothe interior of said vial longitudinally and substantially centrallythereof.

6. In a container, the combination with a glass vial having a threadedportion at the top, and a cover member having threads adapted to engagethe threads at the top of the vial, of a supporting rod termed at thetop to engage the interior of said cover member whereby-the rod is fimly attached thereto, said rod when the cover member is in place uponthe vial extending into the said vial longitudinally and substantiallycentrally thereof, and a sealing disk in the said cover member, saiddisk having an aperture "for the passage of the rod there through andbeing adapted to be seated upon the top edges of the vial when the coveris in place thereon whereby the vial is rendered substantiallyair-tight.

nowann n. JONES.

